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Hyperpigmentation is a warning sign of this adrenal condition requiring steroid readiness.
What is adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s)?
Down syndrome elevates risk of these two leukemias.
What are ALL and AML?
Obesity screens must always include assessment for this sleep‑related disorder.
What is OSA?
In cleft lip/palate, this tooth is most often malformed or missing.
What is the maxillary lateral incisor?
This emergency of severe hypothyroidism is life‑threatening.
What is myxedema coma?
Poor gluten‑free diet adherence in celiac disease increases risk of this cancer.
What is oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma?
This syndrome creates an extreme predisposition to all cancers due to TP53 mutation.
What is Li‑Fraumeni Syndrome?
Anesthetic complications in these patients results from foramen magnum stenosis and hyperextension of the neck.
What is achondrodysplasia?
This syndrome has craniosynostosis without syndactyly, distinguishing it from Apert.
What is Crouzon Syndrome?
For patients with ESRD, this is the best time to do dental treatment.
What is the day after dialysis?
Patients with asthma should avoid this medication class due to bronchospasm risk.
What are aspirin/NSAIDs?
The hallmark cells of Hodgkin lymphoma.
What are Reed‑Sternberg cells?
Elective dental care should be delayed if this allergic condition causes severe congestion.
What is allergic rhinitis?
This ectodermal disorder is famous for hypodontia or anodontia.
What is ectodermal dysplasia?
Severe immunodepression in these patients can be associated with oral hairy leukoplakia.
Who are HIV/AIDS patients?
This GI disease may show oral lesions before intestinal symptoms.
What is Crohn’s disease?
This viral infection is strongly associated with Burkitt lymphoma.
What is EBV?
This disease mimics Kawasaki Disease but with worse cardiac and GI involvement.
What is MIS‑C?
This syndrome produces enamel erosion due to severe GERD in 85% of cases.
What is Cornelia de Lange Syndrome?
This syndrome features neutropenia + albinism + bleeding risk.
What is Chediak‑Higashi Syndrome?
This thyroid condition presents with exophthalmos, goiter, and hyperthyroidism.
What is Graves’ disease?
This syndrome’s PSP mnemonic refers to Polyps, Spots, Periodontitis.
What is Peutz‑Jeghers Syndrome?
This emergency airway maneuver is the first response for SVT in the dental chair.
What is a vagal maneuver?
This syndrome causes macrodontia of the maxillary central incisors.
What is KBG Syndrome?
This recessive condition causes blistering from minor trauma and enamel hypoplasia.
What is Epidermolysis Bullosa?